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Meaning of Oilcloth | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية المشمّع مشمع
Azərbaycanca müşəmbə
Български мушама
Català hule
Čeština voskované plátno
Deutsch Wachstuch
Esperanto vakstolo
Suomi vahakangas
Français toile cirée
Italiano incerata incerato
한국어 유포
Kurdî hule
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮੋਮਜਾਮਾ
Polski cerata
Română mușama
Русский клеёнка
Tagalog ule
Türkçe muşamba

Examples

“Ignatius pounded a paw into the oilcloth on the kitchen table.”
“When the Lincolns moved into the White House, it was not furnished, there was oilcloth on the floor in the State Rooms because of the overflow from the spittoons.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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